Wed Mar 18, 2015 08:09 AM CDTTravelling through Minas Gerais and Eastern Goias last week with the Rally da Safra crop tour, it became obvious these regions had been hurt badly by drought. There were some decent crops, though.

Tue Mar 17, 2015 07:39 AM CDTWestern Bahia was one of the regions worst affected by the dry January that hurt soybean crops across Brazil's Cerrado this year but damage was limited by the state's later planting window and use of longer cycle of the beans.

Thu Mar 5, 2015 10:48 AM CSTUncertainty abounds across Brazil's soy market. Will the trucker blockades return and will the decline of the Brazilian real, which is making local farmers more competitive, continue?

Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:06 AM CSTBrazil's government and truckers reached an agreement to end an eight-day road blockade that has hindered soy harvesting and delivery. But protestors continued to block the passage of trucks across the agricultural interior Thursday morning.

Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:48 PM CSTAbiove raised its Brazilian soybean view to 92.3 mmt. While bucking the trend for lower estimates in recent weeks, the fact that Abiove started from such a low base made the hike less dramatic.